Ambrosio Medrano, convicted in the Operation Silver Shovel scandal at City Hall two decades ago, faces new charges stemming from an elaborate scheme to sell bandages to Cook County Hospital, and a second...

Ambrosio Medrano, convicted in the Operation Silver Shovel scandal at City Hall two decades ago, faces new charges stemming from an elaborate scheme to sell bandages to Cook County Hospital, and a second...
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